In this paper we compare the magnitude of local productivity advantages associated to two different spatial concentration patterns in Italy, i.e. urban areas (UA) and industrial districts (ID). UA typically display a huge concentration of population and host a wide range of economic activities,...

This paper seeks to determine and quantify the impact of the rapid expansion of low cost airlines on foreign tourism trends in Italy. To this purpose we rely on a novel data set providing time series statistics on the seats on flights operated by low cost carriers between foreign destinations...